Bogus officials con way into pensioners home

Callous thieves posed as workmen to trick their way into a pensioner's home and steal her savings. Two men called at the 85-year-old woman's on Vernon Street, Bolton, and told her they were from the gas board. She allowed one of them into the kitchen but the other man searched bedrooms. The pair stole a substantial amount of cash.

Callous thieves posed as workmen to trick their way into a pensioner's home and steal her savings.

Two men called at the 85-year-old woman's on Vernon Street, Bolton, and told her they were from the gas board.

She allowed one of them into the kitchen but the other man searched bedrooms.

The pair stole a substantial amount of cash.

Det Con Stephen Riddle, of Bolton CID, said: "I want people to think very carefully about how they would feel if the victim was your mother or grandmother and if you have even the slightest suspicion about who the offenders might be please call us.

"They have stolen this woman's savings – a substantial amount of money – and I would urge people to be mindful who they know who suddenly appears to have come into some cash."